| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 403019000 | Tool-engaging or accommodating means or with tool | 16 |
| 20090087248 | Apparatus and Method for Separating Flanges - A method and apparatus for separating or spreading flanges of pipes is disclosed and includes two bolt hole engaging devices and a force transmission system. The force transmission system selectively couples with a bolt hole engaging device and is capable of exerting a force thereon for selective movement of the flanges relative to one another. The bolt hole engaging device comprises an expandable member that is arranged to be at least partially accommodated within the bolt hole before expansion, and an expander means arranged to expand the expandable member such that at least a portion of an outer surface of the expandable member is expanded to contact the bolt hole. The expander means may include at least one wedge shaped member and an actuator means for causing relative movement between the wedge shaped member and the expandable member. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090162135 | CABLE LUG COMPRISING A NUT OR FUNCTIONAL PART, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SUCH A CABLE LUG, AND NUT - A cable lug and a method of use is provided. The cable lug has a receiving tube section for a cable, a flat piece-connecting section that is molded on and is provided with a bore, and a nut which is captively and preferably rotatably mounted on the flat piece-connecting section. The nut does not penetrate the flat piece-connecting section while being mounted by a shaped mounting material section of the flat piece-connecting section, which extends into an undercut in the nut. The mounting material section is in the undercut with an axial clearance. The mounting material section is rooted in a lowered in a step-type manner in the flat piece-connecting section. The lowered area is rotationally symmetrical and is provided with a conical section which opens outward and vertically and encompasses at least one conical area. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090196678 | RIVET NUT AND RIVET BOLT AND COMBINATION OF A RIVET NUT OR A RIVET BOLT WITH A SHEET METAL PART - The invention relates to a rivet nut ( | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100124453 | COUPLER WITH SECONDARY LOCK ON FRONT HOOK - A coupler includes a frame with a front hook and a rear hook. A rear hook lock moves between an unlocked position and a locked position, wherein the rear hook lock obstructs an open mouth of the rear hook when the rear hook lock is in its locked position. An actuator is connected to the frame and is operatively connected to the rear hook lock. The actuator is adapted to move the rear hook lock between its unlocked and locked positions. A secondary lock includes a latch that moves between extended and retracted positions, wherein the latch obstructs an open mouth of the front hook when the latch is in its extended position. A first lock bar is connected to the frame and is movable between: (i) a disengaged position in which the first lock bar allows movement of the rear hook lock to its unlocked position and allows movement of said latch to its retracted position; and, (ii) an engaged position where the first lock bar blocks movement of the rear hook lock to its unlocked position and blocks movement of the latch to its retracted position. The first lock bar is biased toward its engaged position and is adapted to be moved to its disengaged position by contact with an associated excavator arm. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100150644 | REINFORCING SLEEVE FOR A TUBULAR BEAM - A tubular beam assembly having a tubular member with first and second spaced apart sides and an internal portion. The first side has an insertion opening and a first fastener receiving opening that open into each other. The second side has a second fastener receiving opening and a shoulder defining opening that open into each other. A reinforcement sleeve includes a fastener receiving sleeve portion and a protrusion that supports the reinforcement sleeve in a fastener receiving position within the internal portion of the tubular member. The protrusion is supported by one or both of the insertion opening and the shoulder defining opening. The fastener receiving sleeve portion is aligned with the first and second fastener receiving openings when the reinforcement sleeve is in the fastener receiving position. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20150030375 | SENSOR SYSTEM, SENSOR, AND DETACHMENT TOOL - This sensor system includes: a sensor that is provided with a sensor cover having an opening formed on one end and a sensor main body which is detachably disposed on an inner portion of the sensor cover; and a detachment tool used to detach the sensor main body from the sensor cover, wherein the sensor includes an attachment structure used to attach the sensor main body to the inner portion of the sensor cover, the detachment tool includes a detachment structure used to detach the sensor main body from the inner portion of the sensor cover, and in the detachment structure, by pushing the detachment tool into the sensor main body from the opening of the sensor cover, the sensor main body is detached from the inner portion of the sensor cover. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150078807 | ASSEMBLED PRODUCT AND A METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE ASSEMBLED PRODUCT - An assembled product includes at least three elements arranged in three different planes. A first element is connected perpendicular to a second element, and a third element is connected perpendicular to the second element. The assembled product includes one or more locking devices, each comprising a flexible tongue arranged in an insertion groove one of the at least three elements. The flexible tongue cooperates with a tongue groove, at an adjacent one of the at least three elements, for locking the one element and the adjacent element together. A second edge of the second element is connected to a second edge of the third element by a first of said locking devices. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150110543 | DEBONING MACHINE AUGER MOUNT ASSEMBLY - Deboning machines and methods of operating deboning machines are provided. In one aspect, a deboning machine includes a housing, a bearing supported by the housing, a separation chamber supported by the housing and including perforations defined through the separation chamber from an interior surface to an exterior surface, an auger including a shaft and a flute formed about the shaft with the auger extending through the separation chamber and the flute adapted to be positioned a working distance from the interior surface of the separation chamber. The deboning machine also includes a retainer rotatably supported by the bearing with the auger extending through the retainer, a nut rotatably coupled to a threaded portion of the auger and rotation of the moves the flute relative to the separation chamber to establish the working distance between the flute and the interior surface of the separation chamber. | 04-23-2015 |
| 403020000 | For latch or retainer | 8 |
| 20090162136 | Fastener assembly - The invention is related to a fastener assembly of the kind used to secure a gas turbine engine rotor disc assembly on a shaft in a situation which otherwise would required the use of a trapped nut. It thereby removes a design constraint limiting bore diameter of the disc assembly to permit access to a securing. nut on the shaft, and avoids the use of a trapped nut. One of the rotors hubs is adapted to be mounted on the shaft and the securing nut is engaged with a thread on the shaft to trap the hub. In the improvement of the invention the hub is provided with an axial keyway through which the securing nut is passed into the limited access space. Once the shaft is engaged with the hub the nut is then engaged with the thread on the shaft and tightened using a special tool extending through the centre of the shaft. The tool is withdrawn after use. The nut may be undone and retrieved in an opposite operation. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090175675 | Method for inserting connecting elements in metal sheets and connection between a metal sheet and a connecting element - The invention relates to a method for emplacing connecting elements in metal sheets or sheet components made of metal by inserting a bolt-like or sleeve-like joining section of the connecting element into a joining opening provided in a metal sheet, so that the connecting element bears with an extended head section against one surface side of the metal sheet and projects with a partial length of the joining section over the other surface side of the metal sheet, and by subsequent pressing of the connecting element in the metal sheet through plastic material deformation by applying a pressing force. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20120121319 | EXPANDABLE SEALED PIVOT SYSTEM WITH COMPONENT LOCK/UNLOCK FUNCTION - A sealed pivot assembly with lock/unlocking functionality has an axis member having a first end member and a second end member, a plurality of threaded openings formed in both the first and second end member. A pair of locking sleeves is provided, wherein one of the pair of locking sleeves is positioned over each of the first end and second end of the axis member. A pair of expansion sleeves is provided, wherein one of the pair of expansion sleeves is positioned over each of the pair of locking sleeves. A plurality of locking devices is provided, wherein at least two locking devices are inserted into the openings formed in each end of the axis member, the locking devices engaging the pair of expansion sleeves causing the expansion sleeves to expand to secure the axis member in the mounting lugs. At least one threaded dismounting tool is provided, the at least one threaded dismounting tool positioned in the at least one threaded hole in at last one tension washer to force the axis member axially causing the expansion sleeves to loosen. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20130216297 | FASTENING APPARATUS - A fastening apparatus for fastening to a spherical stud affixed to a workpiece, the fastening apparatus removable from the stud with an unlatching tool, and the fastening apparatus comprises: an inner sleeve, which can splay out in the radial direction and can be slid over the stud; an outer sleeve axially slidable over the inner sleeve into a fastening position; and a latching device for releasably joining the outer sleeve to the inner sleeve in the fastening position, the latching device including a latching tongue which engages a latching shoulder in the fastening position, thus forming a latched connection; and wherein the fastening apparatus further comprises a tool access for insertion of the unlatching tool operable to disengage the latching tongue from the latching shoulder. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130315652 | Clamp | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140119810 | STEERING WHEEL SHAFT RETENTION MECHANISM ASSEMBLY AND SERVICE TOOL - A steering wheel shaft retention mechanism assembly includes a steering shaft having a mounting groove, a retention mechanism positioned in the mounting groove and having at least one resilient locking projection, and a steering wheel hub having an opening configured to receive a portion of the steering shaft. One section of the opening is configured to receive the at least one locking projection to prevent removal of the steering wheel hub from the shaft. A service tool includes a body portion to be gripped by a user and an engaging portion having at least one projection extending from the body portion, the at least one projection configured to engage the at least one locking projection such that the at least one locking projection is moved to an unlocked position and the steering wheel hub is movable relative to the steering shaft for removal from the steering shaft. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140321900 | ASSEMBLY FOR PROTECTING AN ITEM OF MERCHANDISE AGAINST THEFT, WHICH CAN BE ASSEMBLED IN A TEMPORARY MANNER - Assembly for protecting a product against theft, includes a first part having a spike intended to pass through the product, and a second part provided in a first zone with an orifice for inserting the spike and locking elements to prevent the spike from being withdrawn after insertion. The second part includes at least one second zone for inserting the spike in a plurality of possible positions, the two parts are assembled with one another and kept in two possible modes of assembly. In a first protection mode, the spike is inserted into the orifice of the second part and the locking elements are activated so that a user cannot separate them without a tool; in a second temporary-assembly mode, the spike is inserted into the second zone and held therein in a temporary-assembly position such that a user can separate the two parts from one another without a tool. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20150063897 | SYSTEM FOR LOCKING / UNLOCKING AN OBJECT UNDER A STRUCTURE HAVING A HOOK FOR DRAWING AND SUPPORTING SAME - A system is provided for locking and/or unlocking an object, such as a power battery of a drive engine of an electric or hybrid motor vehicle, under a structure such as a chassis of the vehicle, including a plurality of locks ensuring the attachment of the object under the structure. The locks are secured to the object and/or structure and each include a hook configured for drawing the object to the structure by compressing an elastically deformable member inserted between the object and the structure and for supporting the object relative to the structure at the end of the approximation travel, as well as a transmission device driving the hook during the drawing travel and configured such as to be actuated by an actuation tool that is separate from the structure and the object. | 03-05-2015 |
